Secret Past

MATE

XANDER

I was on my way to meet one of my fathers friends in the human territory when Slade, my wolf, started pacing in my head.

‘Dude, what’s your issue?’

‘MATE! I SENSE MATE!'

‘What…’

Just then I was hit with a faint smell of vanilla and jasmine. My eyes widened.

‘GO TO MATE!'

I started blindly running in the direction of her scent, my father's friend now forgotten. Once I reached the corner of the sidewalk, I was fully assaulted by her mouth watering smell.

"I'll wait here while you go and grab your stuff." I heard my mate say as I slowly walked up. Her voice sounded so soft and gentle.

"Alright then. I'll be right back." Her friend said as she took off jogging up her driveway. As i got close I reached out my hand to tap her on the shoulder when she suddenly turned, running right into my chest and falling to the ground. For a second i stood there, stunned. Slowly I shook my head.

"Oh my Gosh, I am so sorry. I wasn't paying attention!" I said and held out my hand. She looked up and I froze.

'MATE IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.' said slade. I could picture him making goo goo eyes as he said this.

'Yes, she definitely is.' I said to him as I looked into her eyes. They were stunning. Her right eye was a beautiful amber. Almost to the point it looked like gold. The left, a shocking shade of violet. One would normally think she was wearing a colored contact. Her hair fell in long beautiful red waves that she seemed to hide behind as i noticed her staring at me.

"Miss?" I watched as she shook her head, as if to clear her thoughts.

“Yeah, no. Sorry, I spaced out for a moment but yes I am fine. Thank you.” She slowly reached up and grabbed my hand to pull herself up when a bolt of electricity shot up my arm and startled both of us, causing her to fall back to the ground.

She groaned in pain and looked up at me in embarrassment. I watched as she looked down at her hand in confusion, then looked back up at me.

'WE HURT MATE' Slade whimpered in my head.

'I know but it wasn't on purpose' I responded.

“Sorry. I was shocked.” She said as she grabbed my hand once again and pulled herself up. I noticed how small her hands seemed in mine.

'AND SOFT'

'Yes, very.'

“That's alright. I’m just glad you’re alright.” I said as I smiled at her.

“What’s your name?” I asked.

“Angel, how about you?”

“Beautiful name for a beautiful girl. My name is Xander. Nice to meet you.” She blushed and looked down, playing with the ends of her hair. Just then, I could hear heavy footsteps coming towards us. I glanced over her shoulder and saw her friend jogging up to us with a confused look on her face. She stopped next to her, panting slightly.

“Who’s this?” She asks, looking at me.

“This is Xander. Xander, this is August. I just knocked into him when I went to sit down on the bench over there.” She laughs.

“Angel, you’re so damn clumsy!”

“Honestly, it was my fault.” I said as I looked at her apologetically.

“Oh no, that’s okay. I should have been paying more attention to my surroundings.” She said and laughed a little. She look over at August.

“Are you all ready to go?” She nodded and lifted her bag up.

“Yeah I’m good. Mom and Dad are going on a trip this weekend, so I would be by myself anyway. Thanks for the save.” She said, winking at her and laughing. Angel looked at me and smiled.

“Well, we had better get going. Again, sorry for running into you.” I smiled back.

“That’s okay. Like I said, it was my fault anyway. I had walked up to ask for your number and you turned right when I did. “ She blushed hard and I chuckled.

'I THINK SHE LIKES US' Slade said, puffing out his chest.

'God, I hope so.'

“So do you mind if I get your number?” I asked. Before Angel could answer, August spoke up.

“Nope. Not at all. Here you go.” She said and handed her phone over so I could copy my number. I looked up to see Angel glaring at her. August looked at Angel and rolled her eyes.

“Oh shush. We both know you would have been too shy to say yes, so I did it for you. You’re welcome.” She said and winked at her. My mate stuck my tongue out at her. I laughed and Angel looked at me.

“Well you girls have a great day.” I smiled.

“I will text you later, Angel.” I said and smiled again. I turned and started walking away. Waving at them as I turned a corner.

'NO! GO TO MATE! STAY WITH MATE!' Slade yelled in my head. I winced.

'Dude, calm down. We will as soon as we talk to my father. Don't forget, we have her number. We can call her later.' I told him.

'YOU BETTER' he says and retreated into the back of my mind. I rolled my eyes and started towards the pack house.

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As I reached the end of town I looked around to check to make sure no one was close before shifting into my wolf. My clothes fell off, now in pieces. A moment later stood my wolf, Slade. He stood over six feet in height, black as night except for one patch of white on his chest, which was shaped like a crescent moon.

I watched from the back of our mind as Slade takes off running. Trees whizzed by in a blur as we headed towards the pack lands.

Soon, we see the trees thinning out and we slow don to a slow jog, coming to a stop at the tree line. Two of our warriors greet me with clothes.

“Welcome back, Alpha.” They say and bow their heads slightly. I shift back and grab the clothes offered by them.

“Hey guys. Have you seen my father?” One of the warriors, Mark I believe, stepped forward.

“Last I seen him was in the pack house kitchen Alpha.” I looked at mark and smiled.

“Thanks man.” I said as I started jogging towards the pack house.

I barged in the front door.

“FATHER?!” I yelled.

“IN HERE SON!” I hear coming from the kitchen. I walk in to see him and my mother cooking dinner. Well I say both of them but it’s really just my mother. I chuckled as I watched my father cut up vegetables.

“Hi sweetheart.” My mom said as she wiped her hands on her pants to give me a hug.

“Hey mom. How was your day?” I asked as I pulled away.

“Uneventful.” She said and laughed lightly.

“What’s wrong son?” I look at my father and grin. He gives me a puzzled look.

“We found our mate.” I said and looked at my mother, still grinning. Her eyes light up and she squealed. Both me and my father winced as she did.

“OH MY GODDESS! What’s her name?! When can I meet her?! What’s she like?!” She starts going off, not taking a breath.

“Whoa whoa Lisa, honey calm down. Give our boy some time to answer.” My father said as he laughed.

“I don’t know much quite yet. Slate sensed her when we were in town and we were able to get her number.” I looked and my mother and smiled.

“Her name is Angel” my mother smiled.

“Wait.” My father said. I looked at my father in confusion.

“Did you speak to Adrian?” My eyes grew wide.

“s**t! I’m sorry Dad I totally forgot!” I apologized as he closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose.

“It’s fine son. He will understand. I’ll be back.” He said as he walked off. Probably to contact his friend. I looked back at my mother and she smiled.

“Dinner will be ready soon honey. Go message your girl.” She winked at me and walked back towards the stove. I rolled my eyes and headed up the stairs to my room.

‘CALL MATE?’

‘Yes Slade. Call mate.’

I walked into my room and smiled as I shut the door and pulled out my phone.